Running off at the typewriter … Five greatest days in TV history: (1) John Logie Baird 's demonstration of televised moving images in 1926 leads to actual invention of television as we know it; (2) Zenith Corporation creates the first remote control in 1950; (3) The 1954 Tournament of Roses Parade becomes the first national colorized broadcast; (4) The first episode of the Andy Griffith Show airs on Oct. 3, 1960; (5) The SEC Network launches!!! … By the way, for the dozen or so non-SEC football fans out there who might have missed the debut of the league's network Thursday, here's the CliffsNotes version: "We're great and you're not!"

It takes a dedicated person to collect vintage television sets, one who has a definite sense of preservation, insight, a love of history and plenty of display or storage space.One such ''preservationist'' who has been collecting for the last 14 years is Dan Gustafson. He is honest enough to say that his is a limited field and that 99 percent of what's around is of little or no value.But there are the exceptions, which to a collector can be worth as much as a three-or four-figure sum if in fine condition.

The Orlando Predators clinched a berth in the Arena Football League's American Conference championship game Sunday. On Monday, they found out what time the game will be. The AFL announced the Predators (12-7) will play the host Cleveland Gladiators (18-1) at 3 p.m. Sunday at Quicken Loans Arena. The game will be televised by CBS Sports Network. Orlando beat the visiting Pittsburgh Power 56-48 on Sunday at UCF's CFE Arena to advance. The Gladiators eliminated the Philadelphia Soul 39-37 on Saturday night.

Commit the crime. Do the time. And don't expect to be entertained.That was the prevailing sentiment among callers to Sunday's Sound Off question.Of 1,322 calls received from Sunday morning until noon Monday, 1,084 callers gave a resounding yes to removing television sets from Florida prisons. By a nearly 5-to-1 margin, they said prison is supposed to be a place where you go to be punished, not entertained.In a somewhat ironic twist, one caller, Ken Garlock, 45, of Clermont said his TV set recently was stolen.

The Big East is moving toward a television deal with the NBC Sports Network that will pay members between $20 million and $23 million per year, according to reports. Those numbers first appeared in an ESPN report and were also reported by Associated Press late Tuesday night. According to the AP report, the Big East still must wait for ESPN to decide whether it wants to match the offer. UCF, which is set to officially join the Big East July 1, made $1.056 million this year from its C-USA television deal and averaged $1.02 million over the course of the past five seasons, according to numbers provided by the UCF Athletics Association.

WHAT: The Orange County Regional History Center is hosting "Out of This World: Extraordinary Costumes from Film and Television." The display is skewed toward sci-fi — generous helpings of Star Trek and Star Wars garb — but there's plenty of fantastical big-screen costuming gems as well. Check out Indiana Jones' jacket and whip, George Clooney's Batman & Robin get-up (pictured) and the pointed hat of the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz . A companion display, "Lights!

The make-over reveal of the conference formerly known as the Big East starts in a few weeks, and I imagine no one is more anxious for reviews than commissioner Mike Aresco. You'd think he'd be enjoying golf games on a beach and basking in the afterglow of Louisville's NCAA men's basketball victory, another crowning achievement for the Big East. Instead, Aresco and his team have been busy reinventing the University of Central Florida's new home, the American Athletic Conference. He wants to make sure the new logos and marks set to circulate over the next few weeks look great on television.

TV Guide's president and chief executive, David Steward, has stepped down after the pending sale of the magazine left his future unclear. Steward joined TV Guide in November 1997 with the hopes of extending the magazine's presence on television. But that goal was reached when News Corp., Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate, announced in June it would sell control of TV Guide to United Video Satellite Group Inc. for $2 billion. The sale is expected to be completed in January.

Every time I turn on the television I get a sick feeling in my stomach; a feeling of utter disgust toward our so-called society. As I flip through the channels, I am reminded of what we have become and, even more troubling, what we might become. Everything is sensationalized, fast and easy -- if it feels good, do it. We have been turned into instant-gratification, desensitized people who are held down by a liberal-media force that holds our attention with sensational "entertainment" that we allow to mold our character.

The front-page article "More of life within reach" in Saturday's Sentinel featuring Alex Pring, the 6-year old with a new "bionic" hand and arm, was the most uplifting story I've read in a long time. Not only did Albert Manero and his fellow students at the University of Central Florida give Alex new opportunities, they created a device that can be reproduced by others. Manero et al. are to be congratulated for their generosity, their creativity and their willingness to share their plans online for anyone to use. They add luster to UCF's image.

Welcome, foolish mortals, to the haunted mansion … television special. Or, at least, so will be the case in the future after it was announced today that Disney Television Animation is preparing an animated special for Disney Channel and Disney XD. Horror genre artist and kids' book illustrator Gris Grimly will illustrate the project and serve as the art director. A couple of alums of Disney's “Phineas and Ferb” also will be involved: Scott Peterson will be the executive producer and work with story editing and writing, and Joshua Pruett will help write, as well.

Running off at the typewriter … If you needed any further evidence that Orlando has become a soccer town, just look at the local TV ratings in which Thursday afternoon the United States-Germany soccer match drew 242,489 Central Florida viewers on ESPN while the NBA draft on Thursday night averaged 37,067 local ESPN viewers. That's right, a soccer loss to Germany in the middle of a work day dwarfed the biggest Magic draft in years during primetime. How does it feel, Orlando, to be the budding Soccer Capital of America?

In today's Friday files, we have news nuggets where the details either didn't add up or at least made me scratch my head. So our theme is a throwback to the 1990s: Things That Make You Go Hmmm... Thanks, but no thanks . Gov. Rick Scott is well known for dodging tough questions. So he has apparently adopted a new media strategy: demand that journalists not ask them. News 13 anchor Ybeth Bruzual recently told viewers that her station had refused to do an interview with Scott after the governor's campaign demanded to choose the interviewer — and the interview topic.

Casselberry Police have identified the cross-dressing burglar and his accomplice who allegedly stole 18 TVs from WalMart over nearly a month period. James William May, the cross dresser, and Andre Deshawn Williams, 23, stole the TVs through the roof of the gardening center in burglaries at store, 1239 State Road 436, from April 12 to May 19. Although the store is open 24 hours, the gardening center is closed at night. They managed to climb up shelving, hoist up the TVs and slip them through fabric panels that acted as the ceiling in the gardening center, police said in a report.

The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train has only been officially open for two weeks, but the train doesn't stop with the new attraction. Disney Publishing Worldwide will release "The 7D Mine Train App" this week. The game re-imagines the seven dwarfs from the Disney classic "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and allows players to choose one of the characters and pilot a mine car through a variety of levels while collecting gems along the way. The re-imagined characters will also star in a new show on Disney XD this summer. The new series, called "The 7D," takes a contemporary, comedic take on the world of Sleepy, Dopey, Bashful and the rest of the seven Dwarfs. The show features some well-known voice talent, including Jay Leno as Crystal Ball and Whoopi Goldberg as Magic Mirror. Kelly Osbourne, daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, will voice Hildy Gloom, a comically evil villain. The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train attraction inside the new Fantasyland at Disney's Magic Kingdom officially opened to guests May 28. The family-friendly roller coaster tells the story of Snow White from the perspective of the dwarfs. The first episode of "The 7D," "Long Long Winter/Itsy Bitsy Spider Fighters," will premiere July 7 on Disney XD.

Tuning into the popularity of Hispanic influence in American popular culture, TV Guide Inc. said Friday it will launch a Spanish-language insert to focus on Hispanic programming. The insert, to be called TV Guide En Espanol, will be included with TV Guide in the 15 largest Hispanic markets in the United States starting Oct. 25, the company said. TV Guide En Espanol will reach more than 70 percent of the Hispanic market. The 16-page color insert will also have interviews with Hispanic celebrities, as well as stories on minority representation in television programs.

The movie studio that popularized the concept of the circle of life is hoping there's a cyclical lifecycle to its 1994 animated film classic. Disney is working on a “Lion King” franchise TV series and television movie for its Disney Channel and Disney Junior outlets. According to several sources, the Disney Television Animation series will promote both environmental and conservation messages as it entertains youngsters. The series “The Lion Guard” also will revive “The Lion King” characters such as Simba, Nala and the sidekicks Timon and Pumbaa.

A child was hospitalized in critical condition on Sunday after apparently being struck by a falling television set. According to the Daytona Beach Fire Department, relatives said they heard a loud crash, then found a TV set on top of the 5-year-old. The incident happened just before 10 a.m. at a home in the 600 block of Jean Street. The child, whose identity was not released, was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center with severe head trauma. Daytona Beach police will investigate, the fire department said.